In Genesis 39-40 we read of Joseph in the land of Egypt, a foreign country with foreign gods and customs. Yet Joseph doesn’t abandon his faith in God, and 4 times we read that God was with Joseph, that God “caused all that he did to succeed”. Joseph’s life was not easy, and his temptations and trials are recorded for us, along with the consequences he faced from holding onto his beliefs and integrity.
Sitting in prison “for some time”, Joseph still had the hope of the visions he had seen of him ruling over his brothers. There are many similarities to our lives today. We’re in a prison of sin, with our faith in God and the hope of a better future to strengthen us.
In Psalm 44 we read of a nation who trusted in God like this, “For not in my bow do I trust,
nor can my sword save me. But you have saved us from our foes and have put to shame those who hate us”. We too can trust in God rather than our own strength, knowing that God will set us free, just as He did to Joseph, and to Israel.